Chris Wilson
@chriswilsondc.bsky.social
Rewards-winning interactive data journalist (Cava, Avis). Available for hire! https://mechanicalscribe.com/
So basically the East Wing was summarily bombed?
October 22, 2025 at 11:17 PM
So basically the East Wing was summarily bombed?
This is CLEARLY not about the jewels but the *cipher* that you see projected on the wall when you arrange the sapphires and emeralds into a Sri Yantra on the window. Don't call the cops. Call a Symbologist!
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/19/w...
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/19/w...
In Just 7 Brazen Minutes, Thieves Grab ‘Priceless’ Jewels From Louvre
www.nytimes.com
October 20, 2025 at 9:19 PM
This is CLEARLY not about the jewels but the *cipher* that you see projected on the wall when you arrange the sapphires and emeralds into a Sri Yantra on the window. Don't call the cops. Call a Symbologist!
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/19/w...
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/19/w...
I might argue that his fall from grace has some distance still to go.
NYT: “Prince Andrew has surrendered the use of his title, the Duke of York, completing a fall from grace that began nearly six years ago…”
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/17/w...
NYT: “Prince Andrew has surrendered the use of his title, the Duke of York, completing a fall from grace that began nearly six years ago…”
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/17/w...
Prince Andrew Surrenders Duke of York Title
www.nytimes.com
October 17, 2025 at 9:33 PM
I might argue that his fall from grace has some distance still to go.
NYT: “Prince Andrew has surrendered the use of his title, the Duke of York, completing a fall from grace that began nearly six years ago…”
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/17/w...
NYT: “Prince Andrew has surrendered the use of his title, the Duke of York, completing a fall from grace that began nearly six years ago…”
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/17/w...
Jury duty today! Trying to decide which of the people in the lounge are Hollywood plants in on the conspiracy. If I see @mekkileeper.bsky.social I'm leaving...
...though it occurs to me others here might think that's who I am.
...though it occurs to me others here might think that's who I am.
September 24, 2025 at 12:29 PM
Jury duty today! Trying to decide which of the people in the lounge are Hollywood plants in on the conspiracy. If I see @mekkileeper.bsky.social I'm leaving...
...though it occurs to me others here might think that's who I am.
...though it occurs to me others here might think that's who I am.
I question whether Jell-O or Kool-Aid are theoretically possible without artificial dye. It feels as intrinsic to the product as hyphens.
June 18, 2025 at 10:03 PM
I question whether Jell-O or Kool-Aid are theoretically possible without artificial dye. It feels as intrinsic to the product as hyphens.
I so hope these are entirely different people in the photo just to make their disguises easier
June 11, 2025 at 1:17 PM
I so hope these are entirely different people in the photo just to make their disguises easier
Yet another Pope who wears glasses…
May 8, 2025 at 5:53 PM
Yet another Pope who wears glasses…
When device manufacturers design factory reset buttons, one senses they overestimate the immediately availability of paper clips in the year 2025. I long ago pillaged the last one from the closing documents to my house.
May 3, 2025 at 10:00 PM
When device manufacturers design factory reset buttons, one senses they overestimate the immediately availability of paper clips in the year 2025. I long ago pillaged the last one from the closing documents to my house.
Second to last, he might have argued…
April 26, 2025 at 12:49 PM
Second to last, he might have argued…
Oh shit, used his full name and everything:
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"'Vladimir, STOP!' Mr. Trump posted on Truth Social, saying that he was “not happy” with the Russian strikes."
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"'Vladimir, STOP!' Mr. Trump posted on Truth Social, saying that he was “not happy” with the Russian strikes."
April 24, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Oh shit, used his full name and everything:
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"'Vladimir, STOP!' Mr. Trump posted on Truth Social, saying that he was “not happy” with the Russian strikes."
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"'Vladimir, STOP!' Mr. Trump posted on Truth Social, saying that he was “not happy” with the Russian strikes."
Curious whether we’ll get a Francis II. Looks like new Pope has taken the former’s name a half dozen times:
April 21, 2025 at 12:46 PM
Curious whether we’ll get a Francis II. Looks like new Pope has taken the former’s name a half dozen times:
Curious whether we’ll get a Francis II. Looks like new Pope has taken the former’s name a half dozen times:
April 21, 2025 at 12:40 PM
Curious whether we’ll get a Francis II. Looks like new Pope has taken the former’s name a half dozen times:
Eh, Harvard has like 362 days left before it has to worry about this again:
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/16/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/16/u...
I.R.S. Said to Be Considering Whether to Revoke Harvard’s Tax-Exempt Status
The move would be a major escalation of the Trump administration’s attempts to choke off federal money and support for the leading research university.
www.nytimes.com
April 17, 2025 at 2:39 AM
Eh, Harvard has like 362 days left before it has to worry about this again:
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/16/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/16/u...
I sincerely hope this Signal fiasco becomes a movie exclusively so that Jeff Goldblum can FINALLY play @jeffreygoldberg.bsky.social
March 25, 2025 at 4:15 PM
I sincerely hope this Signal fiasco becomes a movie exclusively so that Jeff Goldblum can FINALLY play @jeffreygoldberg.bsky.social
What's the story with all these AI courses (and many other topics) from top-tier universities that are actually third-party platforms offering meaningless certificates? I signed up for one, allegedly from Purdue, that was a disorganized Zoom call with a several participants who appeared to be bots.
March 19, 2025 at 2:58 PM
What's the story with all these AI courses (and many other topics) from top-tier universities that are actually third-party platforms offering meaningless certificates? I signed up for one, allegedly from Purdue, that was a disorganized Zoom call with a several participants who appeared to be bots.
I probably just missed it, but it seems a good deal of the coverage of DJT’s tantrum with Zelensky overlooks the fact that a call between the two was central in his first impeachment
March 4, 2025 at 1:31 PM
I probably just missed it, but it seems a good deal of the coverage of DJT’s tantrum with Zelensky overlooks the fact that a call between the two was central in his first impeachment
Very sorry to see that John Casey passed. He was (in spite of his flaws) unequivocally the best writing teacher I had at UVA, and they were all supremely transformative
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/03/b...
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/03/b...
John Casey, Novelist of Salty, Rough-Hewn Characters, Dies at 86
He won a National Book Award for “Spartina,” beating out novels by Amy Tan and E.L. Doctorow. A longtime professor, he lived for a time without electricity on an island.
www.nytimes.com
March 3, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Very sorry to see that John Casey passed. He was (in spite of his flaws) unequivocally the best writing teacher I had at UVA, and they were all supremely transformative
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/03/b...
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/03/b...
Unfortunately, in the 90 minutes before the error was corrected, the customer was made ambassador to Hungary, Secretary of the Interior, and put in charge of three destroyers in the Gulf of Oman
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/28/n...
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/28/n...
Citigroup Makes (and Then Fixes) an $81 Trillion Mistake
The bank temporarily credited a customer’s account with trillions of dollars, adding to scrutiny of risk management systems after a series of errors.
www.nytimes.com
March 3, 2025 at 4:56 PM
Unfortunately, in the 90 minutes before the error was corrected, the customer was made ambassador to Hungary, Secretary of the Interior, and put in charge of three destroyers in the Gulf of Oman
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/28/n...
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/28/n...
So ... Bezos does or doesn't pine for a return to the unchallenged patriarchy? www.space.com/space-explor...
Katy Perry will launch to space with historic all-female crew on Blue Origin rocket
Perry and a celebrity female crew will launch on Blue Origin's NS-31 mission this spring.
www.space.com
February 28, 2025 at 4:27 PM
So ... Bezos does or doesn't pine for a return to the unchallenged patriarchy? www.space.com/space-explor...
I swear Musk could be an AI hallucination here. "Make me an image of a presidential cabinet meeting..."
February 26, 2025 at 7:10 PM
I swear Musk could be an AI hallucination here. "Make me an image of a presidential cabinet meeting..."
I appreciate the LLM reasoning models thinking out loud since their internal monologue seems marginally less likely to decide everything I say is right. "It's interesting that the user wants a context menu..." I sense a certain condescension -- and welcome it.
February 19, 2025 at 7:17 PM
I appreciate the LLM reasoning models thinking out loud since their internal monologue seems marginally less likely to decide everything I say is right. "It's interesting that the user wants a context menu..." I sense a certain condescension -- and welcome it.
I just revamped the "What Would Your Name Be Today?" machine as window dressing for my new freelance site
mechanicalscribe.com/gallery/baby...
Try plugging in presidential names with their birth years. I'd definitely vote for Leonardo Ford...
mechanicalscribe.com/gallery/baby...
Try plugging in presidential names with their birth years. I'd definitely vote for Leonardo Ford...
See Every Name As Popular As Yours, 1880 to Now | See Every Name As Popular As Yours, 1880 to Now
I like to call Mother’s Day the “Super Bowl of Interactive Dataviz,” since this is typically when the Social Security Administration releases its annual update to the U.S. baby names data. If there’s ...
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February 17, 2025 at 8:48 PM
I just revamped the "What Would Your Name Be Today?" machine as window dressing for my new freelance site
mechanicalscribe.com/gallery/baby...
Try plugging in presidential names with their birth years. I'd definitely vote for Leonardo Ford...
mechanicalscribe.com/gallery/baby...
Try plugging in presidential names with their birth years. I'd definitely vote for Leonardo Ford...
I could have sworn he broke up years ago
January 16, 2025 at 7:24 PM
I could have sworn he broke up years ago